HOMER HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 212 S 3RD, in HOMER, Nebraska, HOMER HIGH SCHOOL is a cozy senior high that caters to 205 students (grades 7 through 12), run under HOMER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. That puts it 48% smaller than the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 391 students.

HOMER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 450 students. HOMER HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, HOMER HIGH SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment; the rest consists of 20% Native American, 5% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 45%.

On the resource side, HOMER HIGH SCHOOL shows 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.6:1, putting HOMER HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 46% of students at HOMER HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Dakota County's rate of about 65%.

With demographic context factored in, HOMER HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.1%, the actual is 63.9%, a residual of +3.7 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Dakota County indicate the typical household earns roughly $70,329 per year, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Dakota County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,437 students), of which HOMER HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is HOMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HOMER HIGH SCHOOL at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 73.5%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 18%: 174 students in 2018 compared to 205 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 76% to 70%. Class-load math has widened: from 9.1:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.